Question #4ca12
1 Answer
Jun 17, 2017
5 in its neutral state
Explanation:
If you look at the periodic table, Phosphorus in in group 5. As it is not a transition metal, the group number will tell you the number of outer shell electrons the neutral state of an atom has.
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Ignore the fact that it is 15, just treat it as 5 because it is not a transition metal.
Hence it has 5 electrons in its outer shell.
